Books by Karen J West

Karen West is a native-born New Zealander, now living in Australia. She writes historic romances under a pseudonym Kate Westwood and has published a first collection of poems, Between Is and Was. Her second collection of poems, Small Journeys savours those fleeting moments and experiences which shape the journey of our lives.Set against the inevitable backdrop of her beloved New Zealand landscapes, Small Journeys looks towards ideas of memory, sentimentality, personal loss, and the resilience of human nature to move forward in courage and in hope.

Karen West is a native born New Zealander,and romance novelist under the pseudonym Kate Westwood. After she completed a Masters Degree from Universtity of Auckland at age 42, she moved to Australia with her family. When she is not writing historic romances, playing boogie-woogie and classical piano, and hiking in the beautiful Gold Coast hinterland, you will find her curled up with a cup of hot cocoa, writing and reading poetry, or writing her blog, Girl/Cat/Typewriter. This, her first collection of poems, written while she lived in New Zealand, has a strong focus on the images and sensations of the unique New Zealand scenery and experience, and covers themes such as love and loss, small town life and astronomy in the southern hemisphere.